Shodai and Tokushoryu each retained their leading records at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, while ozeki Goeido suffered an eighth loss and … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

Just over a year after giving birth to her first child, Yuka Osaki decided to return to the court with the goal of representing her … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

With just half a year to go until the Summer Olympics, Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu is running out of time and sympathy.Moriyasu, the first … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

Rank-and-filers Shodai and Tokushoryu maintained their joint lead with one-loss records at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, while ozeki Goeido staved off … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

Brave Blossoms World Cup star Kenki Fukuoka has pulled out of an upcoming training camp for Japan’s Olympic rugby sevens squad because of a knee … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

There are eight active wrestlers who have spent time at sumo’s second-highest rank.Two of them, Hakuho and Kakuryu, went on to greater things, getting promoted … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

No. 4 maegashira Shodai put on an electric performance at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday to retain his place at the top … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

Yokozuna Hakuho’s incredible 43 championships, 15 perfect titles and numerous other records and achievements rightly see him often referred to as the greatest rikishi in … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

Takakeisho and Shodai maintained their share of the lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday following losses by two of the five … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here

The first rikishi whose place of origin was listed as somewhere outside Japan was Hiraga, who joined professional sumo in 1934.Three decades later, Jesse Kuhaulua … Full credit to japantimes.co.jp Read more here